Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-08

witnesses We find that the following pa
tients have given birth to children while
being inmates of the asylum, to-wit:
Miss Bsnkhead of Walker county was
received into the asylum November 81,
1885, and died July 10, 1886. Evidence
shows that she gave birth to child July
f, 1886.
Mrs. Maggie Lee, received December
30, 1883, gave birth to child August Is,
1884.
Mrs. Rundsicher was received in April,
1885. The records show no birth, but
evidence establishes that she gave birth
to child while 8 patient.
Mrs Stevens was received August 10,
1881. Evidence shows that Mrs.
Stevens gave birth to q child, but
the records are silent as to the date of the
birth.
Mrs. Gerdis of Galveston was received
December +, 1884, furloughed March Is,
1885, returned April 81, 1885 and died
November 23, 1885, of disease Of the kid
ueys. This the records show, but the
evidence in the case shows that she was
supposed to be pregnant before she left
the asylum for her home in Galveston, and
it is rumOred that she gave birth to
child on the cars.
/ Careful examination of the records of
/ the lunstic asylum and evidence from
numerous witnesses show that while
/ there have been numerous births among
! the patients at the asylum, we do not
and thst conception had taken
place there, except in the case OF g negro
=, woman who is now in an advanced state
& pregnancy, unless it is in such cases
whef re- the records are silent, as above
stated. vt IS alleged that two or three
sttendantsNor employees were discharged;
/ one becauseS he had been assaulted by
msIe empIoye WIZ carnal intent, and re-
porting the same tooRe Superintendent,
she was afterward dis6 haTged therefor.
According to evidence, One'USsher was us
/ charged because she knew 90 much
about the Illicit conduct OF the lhcers
/ and employees. No cause for her discharge
was made known to her. We find, Sc-
Cording to evidence, that there has beeN
/ criminal intercourse between some of the
/ officers and employees, several female
employees having LETT the asylum to give
birth to their children. The evidence
does not show that the former spperin-
/ teGdent used proper efforts to suppress
/ the existing evil, though we find that no
charge has been alleged against him per-
sOnally as having participated in said
evil. The present administration is evil
denty eudeavOring to remedy the evil
/ heretofore existing. Disciplinary rules
are rightly enforced, and your committee
! is satisfied that the asylum will be purged
of all improper conduct as fsr as possible.
| Your committee respectfully recommends
/ the following:
/ l. That the superintendent be required
+ 10 h. Inv, nF oil ~ ohI
characters, aud in employing others to
! thoroughly investigate their records as to
/ character, integrity, etc.
/ 2. That ward attendants have better
salaries for their services.
3. That the Fridsy night dances be con-
/ fined to the inmates and employees of the
asylum, and if visitors are admitted, il
must be on s written permit from the
/ superintendent.
/. That we, as your committee, regrets
exceedingly the necessity for the iEvesti-
| CATION which we have been called upon
/ TO make, and while we have discovered
much to destroy the confidence of the
! people in one of our public institutions,
we feel warranted in saying that we
! fully believe the spirit of reform
! has Deen iDaugurated, and will De
carried out and public confidence re-
stored. We desire the people to give the
present management a fair trial and en-
enlargement, and we believe those VINO
/ have unfortunate ones to send there may
rest assured that they will be protected
and properly cared for. All of which is
7 respe ctiulIy submitted.
J. RAS JONES,
SAN Ii. HARGIS,
NJ: Y. GARNER,
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